All the King's Men (2006)

Note Générale:

6,0/10   

Réalisateur:

Steven Zaillian

Scénaristes (WGA):

Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
Robert Penn Warren (novel)

Date de sortie:

22 septembre 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

Time brings all things to light.

Intrigue:

Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie Stark, a political creature loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana.

Plot Keywords:

Louisiana | Governor | Political | Politician | Mistress

Avis des utilisateurs:

Decide for yourself (I question the sincerity of IMDb votes to date)

Ensemble

Sean Penn	...	Willie Stark
Jude Law	...	Jack Burden
Anthony Hopkins	...	Judge Irwin
Kate Winslet	...	Anne Stanton
Mark Ruffalo	...	Adam Stanton
Patricia Clarkson	...	Sadie Burke
James Gandolfini	...	Tiny Duffy
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Sugar Boy
Kathy Baker	...	Mrs. Burden
Talia Balsam	...	Lucy Stark
Travis Champagne	...	Tom Stark (as Travis M. Champagne)
Frederic Forrest	...	Willie's Father (as Frederic F. Forrest)
Paul Desmond	...	Slade
Kevin Dunn	...	Alex
Thomas McCarthy	...	Editor (as Tom McCarthy)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Das Spiel der Macht (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for an intense sequence of violence, sexual content and partial nudity.

Durée:

128 min

Pays:

Allemagne | USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41471) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:12 | Finland:K-11 | UK:12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Brazil:16

Lieux de tournage:

Albania Plantation - 1842 LA 182 E., Jeanerette, Louisiana, USA

Société:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Anecdotes:

Writer/director Steven Zaillian never saw the original film, and adapted the screenplay solely from Robert Penn Warren's novel.

Goofs:

Anachronismes: Eight minutes and 30 seconds into the film, a modern (late 1990s General Electric freight locomotive C44-9) passes over the railroad trestle. The movie is set in the 1940s and '50s.

Guillemet:

Jack Burden: You only get a couple of moments that determine your life. Sometimes only one. And then it's gone. Forever.

Connexions:

figure dans "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2006" (2007)

Bande son:

Porgi, Amor

Decide for yourself (I question the sincerity of IMDb votes to date)

I saw this film at the New Orleans premiere and found it to be an interesting spectacle that I largely enjoyed watching. I'm writing to let the public know that the numbers look strange at this point (September 17, 2006). Why? Nearly 20% of the votes have been in the 1-3 range (which would rate this film to be in the ranks of the worst low budget films ever made). One voter has commented that he did not see the film, but hates Sean Penn's politics so he won't see it and will give the film a 1 just to spite Penn. At the same time, nearly half of the votes give the film a perfect 10. I don't think that the polarized ratings to date reflect careful attempts to rate the film. Perhaps that's often the case with IMDb. I suggest taking them with a grain of salt for the time being and deciding for yourself if you are interested in the film.